United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• United Capital Financial Advisors purchased 20,391 Church & Dwight shares worth approximately $1.98 million in the second quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Church & Dwight reported quarterly EPS of $0.89, slightly below the $0.90 consensus, while revenue rose 1.6% year over year to $1.53 billion. The company maintained full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $3.74 to $3.81.
• Insiders sold 94,970 shares worth about $9.57 million over the past 90 days, while the company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, representing a 1.2% yield. Analysts’ average rating is “Hold,” with an average price target of $104.41.

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 20,391 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,975,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth approximately $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $223,875,000. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company's stock worth $947,820,000 after buying an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,902,000 after buying an additional 1,709,090 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. This represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at $480,804. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $101.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market cap of $24.03 billion, a PE ratio of 32.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 39.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $104.41.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company's portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.

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